Long Schoolhouse

Long Schoolhouse

Long Schoolhouse, November 2011
Location 0.5 miles (0.80 km) northwest of the junction of Jordan Rd. and Hinson Rd., south of Martinsville, Indiana, Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°22′6″N 86°27′4″W / 39.36833°N 86.45111°W / 39.36833; -86.45111Coordinates: 39°22′6″N 86°27′4″W / 39.36833°N 86.45111°W / 39.36833; -86.45111
Area less than one acre
Built 1883 (1883)
Built by Anderson, J.; Douglas, C.G.
Architectural style Gable front
MPS Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP Reference # 99001106[1]
Added to NRHP September 9, 1999

Long Schoolhouse, also known as Washington Township District No. 13 and Nancy Long School, is a historic one-room school building located in Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana. It was built in 1883, and is a simple one-story, rectangular, brick building with a gable roof. It features segmental arched window openings. It operated as a rural school until 1938. It is maintained by the Jordan Home Economics Club, Inc.[2]:5, 7

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (January 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Long Schoolhouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01..


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